Though those words were unpleasant, they were the truth.
The sisters, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, exchanged a glance, finding the dean's analysis quite reasonable.
Indeed.
They really weren't worth such an enormous expenditure just to deceive them.
"Dean, do you intend to open jars, then?"
An idea stirred in Shui Yue'er's mind, and she asked tentatively.
"Of course."
"Not just me. You two will open jars as well."
The Dean of Skywater's answer was firm. Her gaze swept over the sisters as she spoke calmly.
"We're opening jars too?"
Disbelief filled Shui Yue'er's beautiful eyes.
Opening jars could easily cost over a million Gold Soul Coins. She could hardly believe it.
"Dean, you're too good to me..."
Shui Bing'er looked deeply moved.
"Don't get all sentimental."
The Dean of Skywater said exasperatedly, "You're not just students of Skywater Academy. You're also outstanding talents from our Soul Master clans. Supporting you is only right."
Then she looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Boss, if all three of us open jars, could you give us a discount?"
A discount?
Would a broken bone do instead?
Lin Xiao grumbled inwardly.
"Sorry, this shop doesn't offer discounts."
Lin Xiao rejected the Dean of Skywater's request outright.
"Then..."
"All right."
In the end, the Dean of Skywater sighed helplessly.
As the academy's leader, she was responsible for many people, after all, and had to make every coin count.
But the unquestionable firmness in Lin Xiao's tone made her abandon the idea.
With no other choice, she went along with it.
She took chest after chest of Gold Soul Coins out of her Space Soul Tool. "Boss, here are three million Gold Soul Coins. Please take them."
A sharp gasp...
Beside her, the sisters couldn't help drawing in a cold breath.
Three million Gold Soul